December 2010
36 posts
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Dec 30th
Smarter Cities: 5 Ways Cities Are Using Social... →
smartercities: The economic downturn has forced cities and states across the country to be more creative as they compete to attract companies and stimulate local economies. In just the past year, local economic development agencies have turned to social media tools and tactics to enhance their efforts…
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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“…a city works less like an electronic computer, and more like the human...”
– Andrew Coward & Nikos A. Salingaros - The Information Architecture of Cities.
Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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“Cities can’t be managed, and that’s what keeps them so vibrant. They’re just...”
– Geoffrey West 
Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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How New York's Racial Makeup Has Changed Since... →
Census data - New York
Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because...”
– Jane Jacobs via @pauldreher
Dec 15th
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Lo posible imposible
“Es posible hoy, técnica y materialmente, reducir las desigualdades, alimentar a los hambrientos, distribuir los recursos, ralentizar el crecimiento demográfico, disminuir las degradaciones ecológicas, cambiar el trabajo, crear distintas y altas instancias planetarias de regulación y salvaguardia, desarrollar la ONU como verdadera sociedad de naciones, civilizar la Tierra. Es racionalmente...
Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of...
thisbigcity: Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement - currently running at the Museum of Modern Art in New York - presents eleven architectural projects that explore how the social responsability of architecture can be realized. All projects are aimed at communities underserved by architecture and design, and they all are small physical solutions that seek broader...
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 3rd
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Dec 3rd
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“… la ciudad es la dimensión de lo diferente, de lo relativo, de lo...”
– Giulio Carlo Argan - Urbanismo, espacio y ambiente, 1984
Dec 3rd
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Dec 3rd
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Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd
Dec 2nd
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“All over the world, there is a growing recognition that this brutality must...”
– Larry Beasley
Dec 2nd
“As cidades são dispositivos para gerar, multiplicar e exacerbar desejos...”
– Contardo Calligaris
Dec 1st
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Dec 1st
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Dec 1st
Dec 1st
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